Ethical toys with magical appeal!
Best Years is a company based in the heart of the English Midlands and it supplies some wonderful toys that have a unique appeal all of their own!
Ethically sourcing knitted and organic cotton toys, Best Years’ range of stripy dinosaurs, woolly mammoths, and dogs of all shapes and sizes have quickly become firm favourites of The Lovely Little Toy Shop – proving popular with customers buying online and visiting us at shows alike.
Take a look at these gorgeous items and we are sure you will fall in love with Best Years’ stunning toys incredibly quickly – just like we have!
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By Best Years This adorable cotton muslin rabbit would make a lovely gift for any new born baby. It's long ears and arms are perfect for little hands to hold on to for snuggles. It's machine washable so can be kept clean and smelling fresh at all times. Other colours are also available - Beige and Teal Suitable from: Birth Size: 18 cm x 7 cm x 5 cm
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By Best Years This adorable cotton muslin rabbit would make a lovely gift for any new born baby. It’s long ears and arms are perfect for little hands to hold on to for snuggles. It’s machine washable so can be kept clean and smelling fresh at all times. Other colours are also available - Beige and Pink Suitable from: Birth Size: 18 cm x 7 cm x 5 cm
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By Best Years We are deeply dippy about this Diplodocus, he's just stunning. He, or she, has the cutest face and despite being over 145 million years old, still looks good today! With it's slender, long neck and knitted in rainbow stripe yarn, this beautiful dinosaur is a big hit with children of all ages - including us older ones! Dippy comes in other colours, so check these out too. Also available separately is a matching rattle (shown in image). Suitable from: Birth Size: H 29cm L 32cm
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By Best Years We are deeply dippy about this Diplodocus, he's just stunning. He, or she, has the cutest face and despite being over 145 million years old, still looks good today! With it's slender, long neck and knitted in ice blue yarn, this beautiful dinosaur is a big hit with children of all ages - including us older ones! Dippy comes in other colours, so check these out too. Also available separately is a matching rattle (shown in image). Suitable from: Birth Size: H 29cm L 32cm
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By Best Years We are deeply dippy about this Diplodocus Rattle, he's just stunning. He, or she, has the cutest face and despite being over 145 million years old, still looks good today! It's slender, long neck makes this beautiful rattle easy for littles ones to grasp hold of and shake, and when it's ready for a clean, it's also machine washable too making this a joy for both the child and the parent. Dippy Rattle comes in other colours, so check these out too. Also available separately is a matching soft toy (shown in image). Suitable from: Birth Size: H 14cm L 20cm
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By Best Years We are deeply dippy about this Diplodocus Rattle, he's just stunning. He, or she, has the cutest face and despite being over 145 million years old, still looks good today! It's slender, long neck makes this beautiful rattle easy for littles ones to grasp hold of and shake, and when it's ready for a clean, it's also machine washable too making this a joy for both the child and the parent. Dippy Rattle comes in other colours, so check these out too. Also available separately is a matching soft toy (as shown in image). Suitable from: Birth Size: H 14cm L 20cm
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By Best Years We are deeply dippy about this baby Diplodocus and Comfort Blanket , he's just gorgeous. The baby dippy is knitted in grey yarn and is sat down holding on to an extremely soft, snuggly white blanket which has little dinosaur footprints in the corner - how cute. This really is the perfect comforter for any new baby - and it's machine washable. Suitable from: Birth Size approx: Dinosaur H 15cm, Blanket 28cm from corner to corner
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By Best Years We just love this Woolly Mammoth, he's magnificent, a real soft and gentle giant. He's a very cuddly yet sturdy chap and makes a wonderful and different soft toy to the norm, and is a big hit with children of all ages - including us older ones! Woolly also comes in a brown stripe, so check this out too. Available separately is a matching stripe rattle (as shown in image). Machine washable. Suitable from: Birth Size: H 19cm L 30cm
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By Best Years We just love this Woolly Mammoth Rattle, he’s magnificent, a real soft and gentle giant. He’s a very cute chap with his big white tusks and makes a wonderful and different rattle to the norm. Also available separately is a matching soft toy. Machine washable. Suitable from: Birth Size: H 13cm L 17cm
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By Best Years Whether you call it a Dachshund or Sausage Dog, there's no denying it, this knitted version is a banger! This characterful pup is so adorable with his droopy ears, long tail and colourful stripy jumper, he's popular with us grown-ups as well as with the kids - in fact, most customers who have purchased this have admitted it's for them and not a child. Also available separately is a matching rattle (shown in image). It’s sibling who’s wearing a pastel stripe jumper in a soft toy (also shown in image) and rattle is also available. Machine washable. Suitable from: Birth Size: L 23cm
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By Best Years Whether you call it a Dachshund or Sausage Dog, there’s no denying it, this knitted version is a banger! This characterful pup is so adorable with his droopy ears, long tail and colourful pastel jumper, he’s popular with us grown-ups as well as with the kids – in fact, most customers who have purchased this have admitted it’s for them and not a child. Also available separately is a matching rattle. It's sibling who's wearing a rainbow stripe jumper in a soft toy and rattle is also available (shown in image). Machine washable. Suitable from: Birth Size: L 23cm
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By Best Years Meet the newest addition to the Best Years family, the gorgeous French Bulldog - he might be small, but he has bags of personality! This characterful pup is so adorable with his wrinkly face and red neckerchief, he’s popular with us grown-ups as well as with the kids – in fact, most customers who have purchased this have admitted it’s for them and not a child. Also available separately is a matching rattle (shown in image). Machine washable. Suitable from: Birth
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By Best Years Whether you call it a Dachshund or Sausage Dog, there's no denying it, this knitted version is a banger! This characterful pup is so adorable with his droopy ears, long tail and colourful stripy jumper, he's very popular with babies for these reasons alone, the rattle is a bonus! This isn't just for babies though, some grown ups have purchased this as a room decor, so if this little pooch survives those early years, it could have a lifetime ahead of him with his new master. Also available separately is a matching soft toy (shown in image). It’s sibling who’s wearing a pastel stripe jumper in a soft toy and rattle is also available. Machine washable. Suitable from: Birth Size: L 17cm
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By Best Years Whether you call it a Dachshund or Sausage Dog, there’s no denying it, this knitted version is a banger! This characterful pup is so adorable with his droopy ears, long tail and colourful pastel stripe jumper, he’s very popular with babies for these reasons alone, the rattle is a bonus! This isn’t just for babies though, some grown ups have purchased this as a room decor, so if this little pooch survives those early years, it could have a lifetime ahead of him with his new master. Also available separately is a matching soft toy. It’s sibling who’s wearing a rainbow stripe jumper in a soft toy and rattle is also available. Machine washable. Suitable from: Birth Size: L 17cm
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By Best Years We are deeply dippy about this Diplodocus, he's just stunning. He, or she, has the cutest face and despite being over 145 million years old, still looks good today! With it's slender, long neck and made from soft grey organic cotton with raised teal spots and mustard spikes, this beautiful dinosaur is a big hit with children of all ages - including us older ones! This gorgeous large Diplodocus toy is part of a range of Scandi toys, other toys are shown in the images and are available to purchase separately. Machine washable. Suitable from: Birth Size: H 16cm L 40cm
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By Under the Nile (from Best Years) This organic baby comforter is the perfect companion for any new born baby. It’s made using 100% organic cotton, including the stuffing inside. In addition to this, they’re fair trade, handmade and machine washable too making this the perfect gender neutral vegan baby gift. Suitable from: Birth Size: 20cm x 24cm approx
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By Under the Nile (from Best Years) This organic cotton small elephant baby toy is the perfect companion for any new born baby. It’s made using 100% organic cotton, including the stuffing inside. In addition to this, they’re fair trade, handmade and machine washable too making this the perfect gender neutral vegan baby gift. Suitable from: Birth Size: 17cm
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By Under the Nile (from Best Years) This organic small elephant baby toy is the perfect companion for any new born baby. It’s made using 100% organic cotton, including the stuffing inside. In addition to this, they’re fair trade, handmade and machine washable too making this the perfect gender neutral vegan baby gift. Also available to purchase separately is a matching Organic Comforter (as shown in image). Suitable from: Birth Size: 17cm
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By Under the Nile (from Best Years) This organic small elephant baby toy is the perfect companion for any new born baby. It’s made using 100% organic cotton, including the stuffing inside. In addition to this, they’re fair trade, handmade and machine washable too making this the perfect gender neutral vegan baby gift. Suitable from: Birth Size: 17cm
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By Under the Nile (from Best Years) This organic cotton small elephant baby toy is the perfect companion for any new born baby. It's made using 100% organic cotton, including the stuffing inside. In addition to this, they're fair trade, handmade and machine washable too making this the perfect gender neutral vegan baby gift. Suitable from: Birth Size: 17cm
